Tablet and file holder.



Patented July 17, I900.

H. LOEWENBACH. TABLET AND FILE HOLDER.

(Application filed Dec. 27, 1898.)

(No Model.)

Witnesses. Inventor.

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ATENT TABLET AND FILE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart Of Letters Patent NO. 653,683, dated July 17, 1900.

Application filed December 27,1393. Serial No. 700,369. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Huco LoEwENBAoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tablet and File Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tablet and file holders.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient means for-engaging, holding, and disengaging tablets, files, music-sheets, and other similar articles for which a temporary binder or holder is desired.

In the followingdescription referenceis had to the accompanying drawings, in whivh Figure l is a planview of my invention in its open position and showing the same in use forholding carbon copying-tablets. Fig. 2 is a sectional View drawn on line so 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the paper-holding catches in their raised position.

Like parts are identified by thesame referonce-letters throughout the several views.

A and B are the covers of my improved holder, secured together by a flexible binding 0. The cover A is preferably provided with the aperture or cut-away portion D, over which, on the inner face of the cover, I have secured a plate E, which is constructed to yield elastically when force is applied thereto through the aperture or in any other manner, so that the plate and cover become separated, eXcept at the securing-points. Looped catches F are rigidly secured to the plate near the edge thereof opposite the fasteningpoints and with their free ends projecting over the edge and adapted to engage in perforations or recesses G in the cover, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Itis obvious that by applying pressure to the plate E through the aperture D that end of the plate which is provided with the catches will be lifted or separated from the cover to withdraw the free ends of the catches F, from the recesses G, whereupon the tablets, music-sheets, or other articles to be held may be inserted under the ends of the catches and engaged thereby.

The articles to be held are preferably perforated preparatory to their insertion in the holder, the perforations being so located that the catches Will register therewith. How ever, the ends of the catches may obviously be pointed, so as to perforate the sheets in case the latter are previously unperforated.

It will be observed that the plates E are secured to the face of the cover Aand project from the securing-points toward the inner end of the cover-i. e., that end which is connected to the cover 13 by the binding Oand the catches are therefore located in an appropriate position to serve as a binder forthe articles inserted in the holder. It will also be observed that the catches are constructed in the form of a loop or inverted U, this construction being important in that the respective sheets of the tablet or other articles inserted in the holder are permitted to remain fiat upon the respective covers by reason of the fact that they are independently held in place by the opposing sides of the loops which form the catches.

Having thus described'my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A tablet and file holder, comprising a cover provided with an aperture or opening therein; a plate secured to the inner face of said cover and projecting over said opening, and adapted to yield elastically under pressure appliedthrough theopening;and catches secured to said plate, adapted to engage, and serve as a binder for, the contents of the holder.

2. A tablet and file holder, comprising a cover provided with an aperture or opening therein; and catches elastically secured to the inner face of said cover, adapted to be actuated by pressure applied through said opening in the cover, said catches being adapted to engage, and serve as a binder for, the contents of the holder.

3. A tablet and file holder comprising a cover; a plate yieldingly secured to one of the faces thereof, and looped catches rigidly secured to said plate, with their free ends projecting over the edge.

4. A tablet and file holder, comprising a pair of covers secured together by a flexible binding or back; a fiat plate normally parallel with, and yieldingly secured to, one of the covers; looped catches rigidly secured to said plate, with their free ends projecting the edge and adapted to register with per over the edge. forations or recesses in the cover. IO

5. A tablet and file holder, comprising a In witness whereof I have hereunto set my pair of covers secured together by a flexible hand this 24th day of December, 1898;

binding or back; a flat plate normally par- HUGO LOEWENBAOH. allel with, and yieldingly secured to, one of Witnesses: the covers; looped catches rigidly secured to JAS. B. ERWIN,

said plate with their free ends projecting over 0. L. ROESOH. 

